RRB-NTPC 2021 Questions

13 Oct 2021 • Shift 2

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Question 1

Arithmetic

A shopkeeper lists the price of a fan at 50% above its cost price and offers a 10% discount on its list price. If he earns a profit of ₹56, then what is the list price (in ₹) of the fan?

240

324

260

493

Question 2

Arithmetic

As per Zoological Survey of India's 'Animal Discoveries - New Species and New Records 2023', which species is recognised as the largest existing bovine in India?

Gaur

Nilgai

Yak

Wild water buffalo

Question 3

Arithmetic

Who has been appointed as the first woman Vice Chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) on July 2021?

Prof. Anu Singh Lather

Prof. Uma Kanjilal 

Prof. Shashikala Wanjari

Dr. Najma Akhtar

Question 4

Arithmetic

According to the Ministry of Power, which of the following is the primary source of energy in India? (As of May 2023).

Solar

Nuclear

Thermal

Hydroelectric

Question 5

Arithmetic

Which climate classification system is most widely used in the world?

Trewartha Classification

Thornthwaite Classification

Strahler Classification

Koppen Classification

Question 6

Arithmetic

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 93?

856497

855786

856159

858226

Question 7

Arithmetic

The sides of a triangle are $189$ cm, $48$ cm and $195$ cm. What is its area? (in $cm^2$)

4532

4509

4501

4536

Question 8

Arithmetic

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the letter-cluster pair that DOES NOT belong to that group?  (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

NQ-NT

LO-MP

IL-JM

JM-KN

Question 9

Arithmetic

The ratio of the cost prices of articles X and Y is $2:3$. A man earns a profit of $43\%$ by selling X and loses $12\%$ by selling Y. What is his gain/loss percentage in the entire transaction?

Gain, $10\%$

Gain, $9.5\%$

Loss, $11.5\%$

Loss, $10\%$

Question 10

Arithmetic

The ages of P and Q are in the ratio $5:9$. If P's age is $25$ years, then Q is how many years older than P?

$20$ years

$10$ years

$15$ years

$25$ years

Question 11

Arithmetic

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the letter-cluster pair that DOES NOT belong to that group?  (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

DH-DK

NR-OS

QU-RV

VZ-WA

Question 12

Arithmetic

What is China's global infrastructure initiative aimed at fostering connectivity worldwide, launched in $2013$?

Great Wall Initiative

Economic Belt Initiative

Economic Corridor

Belt and Road Initiative

Question 13

Arithmetic

A $40$ kg object is moved horizontally from point A to point B on a table. What is the work done by gravity during this movement?

$10$ J

$0$ J

$98$ J

$400$ J

Question 14

Arithmetic

The number $699138$ is divisible by:

$117$

$99$

$102$

$108$

Question 15

Arithmetic

J, K, L, M, P and Q each scored different marks. Only two people have scored between P and K. Only one person has scored more than M. Only three people have scored between M and P. Q has scored more than L but less than J. How many people have scored less than L?

Four

One

Two

Three

Question 16

Arithmetic

Ajit starts from point A and drives $8$ km towards east. He then takes a right turn and drives $17$ km. He takes a final left turn and drives $10$ km and stops at point B. Vishal starts from point P, which is $13$ km east of point A, and drives $6$ km towards east. He then takes a right turn and drives $17$ km. He takes a final left turn and drives $1$ km and stops at point Q. What is the shortest distance between point Q and point B? (All turns are $90$-degree turns only.)

$3$ km

$1$ km

$4$ km

$2$ km

Question 17

Arithmetic

An object of mass $8$ kg is placed $7$ meters above the ground. What is the energy it possesses? (Take $g=10$ $m/s^2$)

$224$ J

$80$ J

$56$ J

$560$ J

Question 18

Arithmetic

LMNO is a cyclic quadrilateral such that $\angle M = 102^\circ$. The tangents at L and N meet at a point P. What is the measure of $\angle LPN$?

$26^\circ$

$20^\circ$

$24^\circ$

$22^\circ$

Question 19

Arithmetic

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table facing the centre of the table. Some of them are sitting at the corners while some are sitting at the exact centre of the sides. E sits third to the left of B. E does not sit at the centre of any side. F sits second to the right of B. G is the immediate neighbour of D and B. H sits to the immediate left of F. C does not sit in a corner. How many people sit between D and A when counted from the left of D?

Four

One

Two

Five

Question 20

Arithmetic

Which Article of the Constitution of India contains the provisions regarding 'Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India'?

Article 11

Article 5

Article 8

Article 13

Question 21

Arithmetic

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), founded in $1988$ to address global warming, was established by which two organisations?

UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF)

International Energy Agency (IEA) and World Trade Organization (WTO)

Question 22

Arithmetic

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Subsidiary Alliance System, compelling Indian rulers to host a British force and pay for its maintenance?

Lord Wellesley

Lord Cornwallis

Lord Hastings

Lord Dalhousie

Question 23

Arithmetic

On $16$ June $2021$, during his visit to Nicosia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received which distinction from Cyprus, named after its first President?

Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios IV

Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III 

Grand Collar of the Order of Makarios IV

Grand Collar of the Order of Makarios III

Question 24

Arithmetic

A concave lens has a focal length of $20$ cm. An object is placed in front of the lens such that it forms a virtual image at $10$ cm from the lens on the same side as the object. What is the magnification that the lens produces?

Magnification = $0.75$

Magnification = $0.66$

Magnification = $0.5$

Magnification = $0.33$

Question 25

Arithmetic

What is the full form of SGSY, a policy aimed at poverty alleviation in India?

Swachh Gram Swarozgar Yojana

Swarna Jayanti Gram Samriddhi Yojana

Swabhimaan Gram Suraksha Yojana

Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana

Question 26

Arithmetic

Select the triad that follows the same pattern as the one followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern.  KH-MI-NP  MJ-OK-PR

PL-QN-RV

OL-QM-RV

OL-QM-RT

PL-QM-RV

Question 27

Arithmetic

In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.  CLAY - YLCA - LACY  BOWS - SOBW - OWBS

DENT - EDNT - TEND

FROM - MRFO - ROFM

FILE - EIFL - LIFE

GEAR - GAER - RAEG

Question 28

Arithmetic

If 'A' stands for '+', 'B' stands for '-', 'C' stands for '$\times$' and 'D' stands for '$\div$', what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?  $8$ C $7$ B $24$ D $8$ A $5 = ?$

$56$

$57$

$59$

$58$

Question 29

Arithmetic

The LCM of the numbers $5$, $155$ and $83$ is:

$12425$

$12865$ 

$12685$

$12245$

Question 30

Arithmetic

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster DOES NOT belong to that group?  (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

LCT

IZQ

SAI

OFW

Question 31

Arithmetic

Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy is based on the Gandhian principles?

To organise village panchayat

To secure equal pay for equal for men and women

To promote international peace

To secure the right to adequate means of livelihood

Question 32

Arithmetic

A student adds dilute HCl to Calcium carbonate. Which of the following experimental observations confirms that a gas is evolved?

Pungent smell observed

Solution turns pink

Effervescence is seen

Formation of white ppt

Question 33

Logical

Each of P, Q, R, S, T, U and V has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. U has an exam on Saturday. Only four people have an exam between T and S, neither of whom has an exam on Monday. V has an exam immediately after P and Q has an exam immediately before P. S has an exam after V. How many people have exams after T?

$2$

$4$

Question 34

Logical

In the following series, only one letter-cluster is incorrect. Select the INCORRECT letter- cluster.  DVN ASP XPH UME RJB OGY

RJB

UME

XPH

ASP

Question 35

Logical

There are $80$ students in a hostel. Due to new admissions, $30$ new students join the mess, and the daily expense of the mess increases by $₹260$, while the average expenditure per head diminishes by $₹10$. What was the original daily expenditure (in $₹$, rounded off to the nearest tens) of the mess?

$3,720$

$3,630$ 

$4,220$

$4,020$

Question 36

Logical

Animals with high energy needs, like birds and mammals, have:

a three-chambered heart

a single-chambered heart

a two-chambered heart

a four-chambered heart

Question 37

Logical

Which of the following options accurately describes how ASCII ensures backward compatibility with Unicode?

ASCII was revised to include all Unicode symbols beyond U+007F.

ASCII uses 8-bit encoding identical to Unicode's full range.

Unicode deprecated ASCII control characters entirely.

Unicode's first 128 code points match the ASCII values exactly.

Question 38

Logical

During the reign of which emperor was the Hawa Mahal built in Jaipur?

Chandra Gupta Maurya

Ashoka

Sawai Pratap Singh

Rana Pratap Singh

Question 39

Logical

Which HTTP status code indicates that a requested web page has been permanently moved to a new location?

$301$

$500$

$404$

$302$

Question 40

Logical

Which of the following electron configurations is NOT possible according to the Bohr- Bury rules?

$2, 8, 3$

$2, 8, 8, 1$

$2, 9, 7$

$2, 8, 5$

Question 41

Logical

A value is increased by $10\%$ and then increased by $20\%$. What is the net percentage increase?

$31$

$33$

$30$

$32$

Question 42

Logical

Container A contains $30$ litres of pure milk costing $₹40$ per litre, and container B contains $50$ litres of pure milk costing $₹50$ per litre. The entire contents are mixed together. By how much is the average cost per litre of the mixture more or less than the average cost per litre of container A's milk?

₹$6.25$ less

₹$6.25$ more

₹$6.50$ less

₹$6.50$ more

Question 43

Logical

Which among the following states launched a Clean Air Plan, India's first state-level clean air strategy grounded in scientific analysis and an airshed-based approach?

Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh 

Kerala

Maharashtra

Question 44

Logical

In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operation(s) to the first number. Select the number-pair in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following pairs. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. $13$ - Operations on $13$ such as adding to/subtracting from/multiplying with $13$ can be performed. Breaking down $13$ into $1$ and $3$ and then performing mathematical operations on $1$ and $3$ is not allowed.)  $8, 38$  $11, 53$

$14, 67$

$14, 68$

$15, 68$

$15, 67$

Question 45

Logical

In a certain code, 'lion tiger cat' is coded as 'dz ph st', 'cat dog horse' is coded as 'lp jk st', and 'dog lion rat' is coded as 'ug ph jk'. What is the word 'tiger' coded as in that code? (All the codes are two letter coded only.)

Question 46

Logical

Pure ghee costs $₹86/kg$. After adulterating it with vegetable oil costing $₹43/kg$, a dishonest shopkeeper sells the mixture at the rate of $₹80/kg$, thereby making a profit of $60\%$. In what ratio does he mix the two?

$11:34$

$7:36$ 

$3:38$

$6:41$

Question 47

Logical

Each of A, B, C, D, E, F, and G has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. A has an exam on Tuesday. Exactly three people have exams between A and D. F's exam is immediately after G's exam. Only one person has an exam between B and F. C has an exam before both B and E. E does not have an exam on Saturday or Sunday. How many people have exams after C?

$3$

$6$

$5$

$4$

Question 48

Logical

What is the remainder when the smallest positive number that leaves a remainder of $5$ upon division by each of $12$, $15$ and $20$ is divided by $4$?

$1$

$3$

$0$

$2$

Question 49

Logical

In August $2021$, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated which facility in Hyderabad, marking India's first of its kind?

India's first Animal Cloning and Biotechnology Laboratory

India's first Veterinary Vaccine Research Institute

India's first Animal Genome Sequencing Center

India's first State-of-the-Art Animal Stem Cell Biobank and Laboratory

Question 50

Logical

This question is based on the following words.  GOT HER WAR FIT  In each of the words, each vowel is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order. In how many letter-clusters thus formed, will no vowel appear?

Four

Three 

Two

One

Question 51

Logical

Which of the following courts deals with civil cases of small pecuniary stake in India?

Court of Subordinate Judge

Chief Judicial Magistrate

Court of Munsiff

Sessions Court

Question 52

Logical

In the following series, only one letter-cluster is incorrect. Select the INCORRECT letter- cluster.  SAI XFN CUM HPX MUC RZH

CUM

RZH

MUC

HPQ

Question 53

Logical

On which of the following dates was the first session of the Rajya Sabha held?

$3$ April $1950$

$26$ November $1951$

$13$ May $1952$

$26$ November $1952$

Question 54

Logical

In which country is the Inuvik port located, which is the gateway to Western Arctic?

Russia

Greenland

Canada

Sweden

Question 55

Logical

A question is followed by two statements numbered I and II. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and select the most appropriate answer.  Question: Six friends, B, C, D, E, F and G, are sitting in a straight line, facing north. Who among them is sitting at the extreme right end?  Statements:  (I) There are exactly four people sitting between B and E. G sits to the immediate right of E.  (II) F is an immediate neighbour of C. Exactly two people sit between B and C.

Data in statements I and II together are sufficient to answer the question.

Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while data in statement II is not.

Data in statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while data in statement I is not.

Question 56

Logical

Rash Behari Ghosh, a leader inclined towards the Moderate wing of the Indian National Congress, presided over which two Congress sessions?

Calcutta ($1906$) and Surat ($1907$)

Surat ($1907$) and Madras ($1908$)

Bombay ($1885$) and Madras ($1887$)

Lahore ($1909$) and Calcutta ($1911$)

Question 57

Logical

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?  $14, 25, 47, 80, 124, ?$

$177$

$179$

$178$

$180$

Question 58

Logical

Global Tiger Day, also known as International Tiger Day, is observed every year on which day?

$30$ July

$15$ July

$29$ July

$25$ July

Question 59

Logical

A question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and decide the appropriate answer.  Five people P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a row, all facing north. Who is sitting second from the left end?  Statements:  I. P is sitting to the immediate right of T. P is sitting to the immediate left of S.  II. Only T is sitting between P and Q.

Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not

Both statements I and II together are NOT sufficient to answer the question

Both statements I and II together (and not statement I alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the question

Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not

Question 60

Logical

The amount (in $₹$) payable after $1$ year on a principal of $₹10,000$ at $6\%$ per annum compounded half-yearly is:

$10,600$

$10,906$

$10,609$ 

$10,605$

Question 61

Logical

In Slide Show, which option ensures that only a specific set of slides is played during an MS PowerPoint $2019$ presentation without creating a new file?

Use Custom Slide Show

Show slides: From – To range

Loop continuously until Esc

Browsed at a kiosk

Question 62

Logical

From a bus depot, buses leave every $8$ minutes and travel along a straight road at a speed of $24$ km/hr. A traveller moving towards the depot along the same road meets the buses at regular intervals of $6$ minutes. Find the speed of the traveller.

$6$ km/hr

$5$ km/hr

$8$ km/hr

$3$ km/hr

Question 63

Logical

As per data of $2011-2012$ published in Niti Aayog Annual Report $2014-2015$, which of the following states has the highest percentage of people below the poverty line?

Chhattisgarh

Bihar

Jharkhand

Arunachal Pradesh

Question 64

Logical

In which of the following states did the Indian Army conduct a high-altitude technology demonstration exercise named 'Divya Drishti' in July $2021$?

Arunachal Pradesh

Kerala

Sikkim 

Uttarakhand

Question 65

A, B, C, D, E and F have different heights. E is taller than exactly $4$ people and F is shorter than exactly $4$ people. D is shorter than A but taller than C. C is not the shortest. How many people are shorter than C?

$2$

$4$

$3$

$1$

Question 66

The main advantage of genetic variation in a population is to enhance:

similarity

disease susceptibility

survival

reproductive speed

Question 67

In a certain code, 'dogs bark loud' is coded as 'xl mn vc', 'cats and dogs' is coded as 'rs tp xl', and 'bark and play' is coded as 'mn rs wz'. What is the code for 'cats' in that code? (All codes are two-letter codes.)

Question 68

Ramanand spends $48\%$ of his income on food, $25\%$ on house rent, $12\%$ on conveyance and $60\%$ of the remaining on children's education. Find the percentage of his income left with him.

$9\%$

$6\%$

$8.25\%$

$9.98\%$

Question 69

Refer to the following letter, number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right.  (Left) $ T 1 & 9 Z 7 * A 0 # K @ N Z (Right) How many such numbers are there which are immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by a letter?

Two

One

Four

None

Question 70

If $₹10,000$ becomes $₹12,100$ in $2$ years at compound interest compounded annually, what is the annual percentage rate of compounding?

$8$

$12$

$9$

$10$

Question 71

The simple interest on a certain sum of money at $8\%$ per annum for $3$ years is $₹360$ more than the simple interest on the same sum at $6\%$ per annum for $3$ years. Find the principal.

₹$4,800$

₹$6,000$

₹$3,600$

₹$7,200$

Question 72

What is the average of $6, 8, 10$ and $12$?

$9$

$8$

$10$

$7$

Question 73

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.  Statements:  No nail is a cutter.  All cutters are knives.  No cutter is a scissor.  Conclusions:  (I) No scissor is a knife.  (II) Some nails are knives.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows. 

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Question 74

The progressive increase in pesticide concentration at successive trophic levels is termed as:

biodegradation

biomagnification

biotransformation

bioaccumulation

Question 75

The radius of a right circular cone is $8$ cm and its height is $15$ cm. The total surface area of the cone is:

$184\pi$ $cm^2$

$136\pi$ $cm^2$

$200\pi$ $cm^2$

$64\pi$ $cm^2$

Question 76

A boat travels downstream at a speed of $25$ km/hr and upstream at a speed of $15$ km/hr. What is the speed of the stream?

$4$ km/hr

$5$ km/hr

$6$ km/hr

$8$ km/hr

Question 77

In the following series, only one letter-cluster is incorrect. Select the INCORRECT letter- cluster.  WOG ASK EWO IAS MEV QIA

MEV

EWO 

QIA

IAS

Question 78

Laksh starts from point A and drives $7$ km towards east. He then takes a right turn and drives $12$ km. He takes a final left turn and drives $6$ km and stops at point B. Vinod starts from point P, which is $16$ km east of Point A, and drives $4$ km towards east. He then takes a right turn and drives $12$ km. He takes a final right turn and drives $3$ km and stops at Point Q. What is the shortest distance between Point Q and Point B? (All turns are $90$ degree turns only.)

$5$ km

$6$ km

$3$ km

$4$ km

Question 79

Eight people are sitting in two parallel rows containing $4$ people each in such a way that there is equal distance between adjacent persons.  In row $1$, A, D, G and F are seated and all of them are facing south.  In row $2$, P, R, N and Z are seated and all of them are facing north.  Thus, each person faces another person from the other row. Z sits third to the left of R. The one facing F is an immediate neighbour of R. A sits at some place to the right of F and is not facing P. D sits third to the right of G. Who amongst the following faces N?

Question 80

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?  $9, 25, 57, 105, 169, ?$

$248$

$247$

$249$

$250$

Question 81

In the context of the Revolt of $1857$, what did the General Service Enlistment Act of $1856$ require of sepoys?

Restriction on marrying without the permission of British officers

Mandatory conversion of sepoys to Christianity before joining service

Prohibition on wearing religious symbols such as caste marks or beards

Compulsory overseas service, violating the religious beliefs of some sepoys

Question 82

In this question, a statement is given followed by two courses of action, numbered I and II. You must assume everything in the statement to be true, and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the given courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.  Statement: Many students in rural schools fail to clear the basic reading and writing tests due to lack of trained teachers and poor infrastructure. Courses of Action:  I. Immediate recruitment and training of teachers should be carried out in rural areas.  II. All students failing the tests should be expelled from schools to maintain quality.

Neither I nor II follows

Only II follows

Both I and II follow

Only I follows

Question 83

Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of ::?  #: NVS :: JRO: %

# = MUR, % = KSP

# = MUS, % = KSP

# = MUR, % = KSO

# = MUR, % = KRP

Question 84

In August $2021$, researchers demonstrated that genetically engineered Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria can function as which of the following, directly interfacing with electronics?

Self-powered chemical sensors

Wireless energy storage units

Microbial fuel cells for electricity generation

Bio-fueled medical implants

Question 85

A shop offers three successive discounts of $10\%$, $15\%$ and $20\%$ on a product. Find the single equivalent discount percentage that would result in the same final price.

$40.8\%$

$45\%$

$38.8\%$

$42.8\%$

Question 86

Which of the following regions did the Shakas (Scythians) migrate from before entering India?

Southeast Asia

Central Asia

North Africa

Western Europe

Question 87

What does Article $51$A(b) emphasise?

Promoting national integration and unity

Safeguarding public property

Upholding and protecting the sovereignty of India

Cherishing and following the noble ideals that inspired the national struggle for freedom

Question 88

The blood pressure recorded when the heart relaxes is called ________.

pulse

systolic

diastolic

venous

Question 89

Which of the following were prominent leaders of the Extremist phase of the Indian National Movement, who emphasised Swadeshi, self-reliance, and direct action against British rule?

Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and MG Ranade

Bipan Chandra Pal, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Ashwini Kumar Dutt

Surendranath Banerjee, Pherozeshah Mehta and Ananda Charlu

Dadabhai Naoroji, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and MG Ranade

Question 90

What is the effect of using Ctrl + J in MS Word, and how is it distinct from Ctrl + Shift + J?

Ctrl + J justifies text; Ctrl + Shift + J applies distributed distributed justification where last line is also stretched 

Ctrl + J centers text; Ctrl + Shift + J varies justification

Ctrl + J left-aligns; Ctrl + Shift + J right-aligns

Both shortcuts justify text identically

Question 91

The mean of three numbers is $15$. If $2$ is added to each of these numbers, what will be the new mean?

$17$

$16$

$18$

$15$

Question 92

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and '$\times$' and '$\div$' are interchanged?  $50 - 8  +2 \div6 \times 4 = ?$

$56$

$54$

$57$

$55$

Question 93

Which statutory body, established during the first phase of the Green Revolution, deals with food grains and supply chain management in India?

Food Corporation of India

Food and Agriculture Organization

Food Stack Portal

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

Question 94

Which statement is correct about neutrons?

They have positive charge.

They are heavier than protons.

They are neutral.

They have negative charge.

Question 95

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.  Statements:  All parks are meadows.  All meadows are forests.  Some forests are gardens.  Conclusions:  (I): Some parks are gardens.  (II): Some meadows are gardens.

Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Both conclusions I and II follow 

Only conclusion II follows

Only conclusion I follows

Question 96

In August $2021$, which of the following organisations released the Framework for Responsible and Ethical Enablement of Artificial Intelligence (FREE-AI) Committee Report, outlining $7$ guiding principles for responsible AI use in the financial sector?

NITI Aayog

Ministry of Finance

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Question 97

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?  $4 \ 4 \ 12 \ 60 \ 420 \ ?$

$3720$

$3760$

$3780$

$3740$

Question 98

If an Age Pyramid has a wide base and is tapering rapidly upwards, what does it indicate?

Non-stationary population

Stationary population

Progressive population

Regressive population

Question 99

Simplify: $0.5 + 0.2 \times 4.8 \div (2.4\div1.2) - 0.90 \div 2$

$0.53$

$0.51$

$0.50$

$0.52$

Question 100

In a certain code language,  A + B means 'A is the mother of B'  A - B means 'A is the brother of B'  A $\times$ B means 'A is the wife of B'  A $\div$ B means 'A is the father of B'  Which of the following means that S is daughter of P?

P $\times$ Q + R - S\div T 

P $\times$ Q \div R + S - T

P $\times$ Q $\div$ R - S + T

P - Q $\div$ R $\times$ S + T

Question 101

What was one of the reasons for including Fundamental Duties in the Constitution according to HR Gokhale?

To address anti-national activities and subversive agitations

To strengthen democracy by balancing rights with duties

To create a legal framework for taxes

To enhance the rights of citizens

Question 102

$9$ is related to $55$ following a certain logic. Following the same logic, $12$ is related to $73$. To which of the given options is $16$ related, following the same logic?  (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. $13$ - Operations on $13$ such as adding to/subtracting from/multiplying with $13$ can be performed. Breaking down $13$ into $1$ and $3$ and then performing mathematical operations on $1$ and $3$ is not allowed.)

$98$

$99$

$96$

$97$

Question 103

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the Kumbh Mela?

The Kumbh Mela is held in Haridwar on the banks of the Ganges.

The Kumbh Mela is held in Nasik on the banks of Godavari.

The Kumbh Mela is held in Ujjain on the banks of Narmada.

The Kumbh Mela is held in Prayagraj on the banks of the Ganges.

Question 104

Which of the following ratios is greatest?

$43:76$

$38:51$

$22:61$

$30:74$

Question 105

India is divided into ________ agroclimatic regions.

$12$

$15$

$14$

$11$

Question 106

India shares its land boundaries with seven countries. Which of the following does NOT share a direct land boundary with India?

Myanmar

Pakistan

Bhutan

Tajikistan

Question 107

If you have three variables—X, Y and Z—and want to display X vs Y and represent Z through marker size on a chart, which chart type is most appropriate in MS Excel?

Area Chart

Bubble Chart

Scatter Chart

Line Chart

Question 108

Who among the following laid the foundation of the Kanva dynasty?

Vasudeva

Menander

Rudradaman

Pushyamitra

Question 109

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and '$\times$' and '$\div$' are interchanged?  $60 + 15 \div 3 - 10 \times 2 = ?$

$21$

$20$

$22$

$19$

Question 110

The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) opened on $5$ August $2021$ in which country?

Uzbekistan 

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Turkmenistan

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What is China's global infrastructure initiative aimed at fostering connectivity worldwide, launched in $2013$?

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The number $699138$ is divisible by:

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Select the triad that follows the same pattern as the one followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern.&nbsp; KH-MI-NP&nbsp; MJ-OK-PR

In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.&nbsp; CLAY - YLCA - LACY&nbsp; BOWS - SOBW - OWBS

If 'A' stands for '+', 'B' stands for '-', 'C' stands for '$\times$' and 'D' stands for '$\div$', what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?&nbsp; $8$ C $7$ B $24$ D $8$ A $5 = ?$

The LCM of the numbers $5$, $155$ and $83$ is:

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In the following series, only one letter-cluster is incorrect. Select the INCORRECT letter- cluster.&nbsp; DVN ASP XPH UME RJB OGY

Animals with high energy needs, like birds and mammals, have:

Which of the following options accurately describes how ASCII ensures backward compatibility with Unicode?

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Which HTTP status code indicates that a requested web page has been permanently moved to a new location?

Which of the following electron configurations is NOT possible according to the Bohr- Bury rules?

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In the following series, only one letter-cluster is incorrect. Select the INCORRECT letter- cluster.&nbsp; SAI XFN CUM HPX MUC RZH

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In which country is the Inuvik port located, which is the gateway to Western Arctic?

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In Slide Show, which option ensures that only a specific set of slides is played during an MS PowerPoint $2019$ presentation without creating a new file?

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The main advantage of genetic variation in a population is to enhance:

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In the following series, only one letter-cluster is incorrect. Select the INCORRECT letter- cluster.&nbsp; WOG ASK EWO IAS MEV QIA

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?&nbsp; $9, 25, 57, 105, 169, ?$

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If an Age Pyramid has a wide base and is tapering rapidly upwards, what does it indicate?

Select the triad that follows the same pattern as the one followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. KH-MI-NP MJ-OK-PR

In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic. CLAY - YLCA - LACY BOWS - SOBW - OWBS

If 'A' stands for '+', 'B' stands for '-', 'C' stands for '$\times$' and 'D' stands for '$\div$', what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? $8$ C $7$ B $24$ D $8$ A $5 = ?$

In the following series, only one letter-cluster is incorrect. Select the INCORRECT letter- cluster. DVN ASP XPH UME RJB OGY

In the following series, only one letter-cluster is incorrect. Select the INCORRECT letter- cluster. SAI XFN CUM HPX MUC RZH

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? $14, 25, 47, 80, 124, ?$

Refer to the following letter, number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right. (Left) $ T 1 & 9 Z 7 * A 0 # K @ N Z (Right) How many such numbers are there which are immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by a letter?

In the following series, only one letter-cluster is incorrect. Select the INCORRECT letter- cluster. WOG ASK EWO IAS MEV QIA

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? $9, 25, 57, 105, 169, ?$

Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of ::? #: NVS :: JRO: %

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and '$\times$' and '$\div$' are interchanged? $50 - 8 +2 \div6 \times 4 = ?$

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? $4 \ 4 \ 12 \ 60 \ 420 \ ?$

In a certain code language, A + B means 'A is the mother of B' A - B means 'A is the brother of B' A $\times$ B means 'A is the wife of B' A $\div$ B means 'A is the father of B' Which of the following means that S is daughter of P?

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and '$\times$' and '$\div$' are interchanged? $60 + 15 \div 3 - 10 \times 2 = ?$